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Grammy Awards Take Sunday

During a weekend filled with incredibly optimistic news about the immediate end of the writers strike, a mostly unscripted awards show, NASCAR and reruns brought in the viewers. Sunday An Amy Winehouse-fueled “50th Annual Grammy Awards” (6.9) propelled CBS to…

A&E Gives ‘Cleaner’ a Go

With the Writers Guild of America strike expected to end this week, A&E has greenlighted its first scripted drama series in more than six years. The new series is “Cleaner,” one of three pilots A&E had completed before the strike….

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Are you a master tie-knotter? Rubik’s cube solver? Expert kisser? Want to share your expertise with the world via Web video — and earn fame and fortune? TVWeek’s Daisy Whitney tells you how to turn your know-how into cash flow…

WGA Strike Roundup: Monday, Feb. 11

TV Writers May Gain a Little, but Showrunners Lost a Lot in Strike Television writers may gain as much as $1,600 in residuals per show from the proposed agreement between the Writers Guild of America and the studios. The average…

Discovery Puts Bunting Atop Emerging Networks

Discovery Communications named Clark Bunting as president of Discovery Emerging Networks, which will put him in charge of Science Channel, Investigation Discovery and Military Channel. Mr. Bunting, a 22-year veteran of the company, had been president of Discovery Studios. Those…

Scripted Series Could Be Back in Production by March, Networks Say

With the Writers Guild of America strike moving toward a potential conclusion, broadcast network programmers say they are confident they could have some scripted series back into production as early as March. Any return to the air is contingent on…

Cable Networks Primed for End of Writers Strike

When the Writers Guild of America strike ends, cable networks are poised to quickly get their original scripted programming back on the air. “We’re waiting with bated breath,” said Jeff Wachtel, executive VP for original programming at USA Network. “We…

TV Advertising May See Permanent Changes Due to Strike

Even if the Writers Guild of America strike is settled soon, television advertising isn’t immediately going to return to business as usual, ad buyers say. “There’s going to be a lot of repercussions that are going to be felt for…

Nielsen Clients Decry Delays in ‘Fast’ Nationals

The broadcast networks are steamed at Nielsen Media Research because the fast national ratings, for which they pay a premium, have increasingly become the not-so-fast nationals. The prime-time data officially known as fast affiliate ratings has been late 27% of…

A Content King and Fashion Queens

For a little more than 12 hours last week, The Insider fluffed up and made like an entry-level socialista/fashionista, a sort of Holly Goheavily. After a late night Thursday at the picket-free Waldorf-Astoria Hotel for a tribute to Viacom and…